I Am This Type of Woman

93.1

"Princess Consort is joking." Ban Hua picked out a fresh fruit to eat, "What I want to know is, does the Empress Niangniang know that you have faked an empress' decree?"

"I didn't expect that Junzhu would say that. We are family, we meet and talk, why so serious?" Xie Wanyu laughed, not taking Ban Hua's intimidation to the heart. The current Xie Wanyu was very calm, very different from one year ago before she was married, that time she would fly into a rage merely by a few retorts from Ban Hua.

Ban Hua even got to feel that the person in front of her, although still Xie Wanyu, but she was someone with a thick inner wrap of armour, ready to charge and breach enemy lines, ready to plot traps and tricks. The Palace had this ability to change someone, not merely a dramatic outward alteration, even the soul would be transformed.

Xie Wanyu was not upset by Ban Hua's silence. She picked a piece of snack on small plate and put it in front of Ban Hua, "Heard Junzhu likes this one, try the palace cook's skill."

"Second Princess Consort, between the two of us there's no need to pretend." Ban Hua did not touch the snack, "Say what you want to say. Stop wasting time each other's time."

"Fule Junzhu is really straightforward." Xie Wanyu laughed, lifted her cup to toast Ban Hua, "I hope Junzhu can cooperate with me."

"What did you say?" Ban Hua thought her ears were broken, she stared strangely, "Are you joking?"

Xie Wanyu shook her head, "Definitely not."

"Who in the Capital doesn't know that the Second Prince dislikes me at every turn. What do I gain by helping you?" Ban Hua pointed at her own head, "Do you think I am a fool?"

Xie Wanyu took a sip of tea and put the cup down, "All the past misundertandings between you and the Second Prince are minor scuffles. You and the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince, are all childhood playmates, isn't it normal for children to fight?

"Your family's child is over 20 years old?" Ban Hua laughed, amused by Xie Wanyu, "Second Princess Consort, I think you have the wrong idea about our Ban family. We are powerless, and don't intend to meddle in the rivalry of the princes. Furthermore, this world is His Majesty's, he can give the throne to whoever he wishes. Children should just follow their father's arrangement."

"Junzhu is good at talking. This is the royal family, the winner becomes the king and the loser becomes the villain." Xie Wanyu smiled coldly, "Do you think all parents in the world are the same as your Jingting parents?"

Ban Hua shook her head, "No matter what you say, I can't agree. This world belongs to His Majesty, the glory our Ban family enjoys is bestowed by His Majesty. Whether it's you, or the Crown Princess, my answer is the same. Ban family does not interfere."

Xie Wanyu thought that, as usual, Ban Hua was pretending. What was it with not meddling in royal family matters. The thing about the previous emperor, about the throne His Majesty was sitting now, where was it from? Dare she deny the signature of the Grand Princess and the previous Duke Jingting in it? For whose eyes was she acting innocence for?

In her eyes, Ban Hua was just making excuses. Ban family intended to support the Crown Prince, not the Second Prince.

"A good bird knows to pick a good tree to build it's nest. The Crown Prince is a rotten tree with broken branches. Why should Ban family hang to death on this tree?"

"Perhaps because Ban family is a free flying bird, a bird that relies on the Heaven's blessings for it's food. It does not consider which tree grows better." Ban Hua rose, "Second Princess Consort, it's not early anymore. I need to go visit the Empress."